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Genesis Chapter 39

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Genesis 39

1Now Ioseph was brought downe into Egypt: and Potiphar an Eunuche of Pharaohs (and his chiefe stewarde an Egyptian) bought him at the hande of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him thither.
Psalms 105:17, Genesis 37:28, Psalms 105:17, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36
2And the Lord was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
1 Samuel 18:14, 1 Samuel 18:14, Psalms 91:15, Psalms 91:15, Jeremiah 15:20
3And his master sawe that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.
Psalms 1:3, Psalms 1:3, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 30:27, Matthew 5:16
4So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.
Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:22, Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:22, Genesis 39:8
5And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lord was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.
Genesis 30:27, Genesis 30:27, 2 Samuel 6:11, 2 Samuel 6:12, 2 Samuel 6:11
6Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.
1 Samuel 16:12, Genesis 29:17, Proverbs 31:11, 1 Samuel 16:12, Genesis 29:17
7Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me.
2 Samuel 13:11, 2 Samuel 13:11, Ezekiel 16:34, 2 Peter 2:14, Ezekiel 16:34
8But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.
Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 23:26, Proverbs 23:28, Proverbs 7:5
9There is no man greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne against God?
2 Samuel 12:13, 2 Samuel 12:13, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 42:18, Genesis 20:6
10And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.
Genesis 39:8, Genesis 39:8, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 6:26, Proverbs 5:8
11Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house:
Jeremiah 23:24, Job 24:15, Malachi 3:5, Proverbs 9:17, Ephesians 5:3
12Therefore she caught him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out.
2 Timothy 2:22, Proverbs 7:13, Proverbs 7:27, 2 Timothy 2:22, Proverbs 7:13
13Nowe when she sawe that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled out,
14She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde them, saying, Beholde, he hath brought in an Ebrewe vnto vs to mocke vs: who came in to me for to haue slept with me: but I cryed with a loude voyce.
Isaiah 54:17, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 39:7, Luke 23:2, Psalms 55:3
15And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out.
16So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.
Psalms 37:32, Psalms 37:32, Jeremiah 9:3, Jeremiah 9:5, Jeremiah 4:22
17Then she tolde him according to these words, saying, The Ebrew seruat, which thou hast brought vnto vs, came in to me, to mocke me.
Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:1, 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:13, Proverbs 19:5
18But assoone as I lift vp my voyce and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out.
19Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife, which she tolde him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, his anger was kindled.
2 Thessalonians 2:11, Proverbs 18:17, Job 29:16, Song of Solomon 8:7, Acts 25:16
20And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.
Genesis 40:15, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:3, Psalms 76:10
21But the Lord was with Ioseph, and shewed him mercie, and got him fauour in the sight of the master of the prison.
Exodus 3:21, Exodus 3:21, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:10, Acts 7:9
22And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he.
Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:3
23And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 43:2, Psalms 1:3, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3

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